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CLEVELAND — A person familiar with the trade says the Cleveland Browns have traded quarterback DeShone Kizer to the Green Bay Packers. In exchange, the Browns are getting cornerback Damarious Randall. The teams struck the deal on Friday, shortly after the Browns made two other major deals, said the person …

Getty Images The Falcons aren’t the only ones who would like to extend their franchise quarterback before other quarterbacks cash in. Appearing on PFT Live, new Packers G.M. Brian Gutekunst addressed the team’s preferred timeline for doing what would be the fourth career contract signed by quarterback Aaron Rodgers. “We’d …

INDIANAPOLIS — It shouldn’t be too long before Aaron Rodgers is back atop the NFL quarterback pay scale. Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy told ESPN on Tuesday there has already been progress made toward a new contract for the two-time NFL MVP even though he’s signed through the 2019 …

Getty Images Safety Morgan Burnett signed a contract extension with the Packers before his fourth NFL season, so he’s never experienced free agency during his professional career. If the Packers and Burnett don’t agree to a new deal, that will change when March 14 rolls around. Burnett said during an …

Getty Images Steelers receiver Eli Rogers gave an update on his recovery from ACL surgery. “Off the crutches,” Rogers tweeted Tuesday. Rogers, 25, injured his knee on the final drive of the Steelers’ 45-42 playoff loss to the Jaguars on January 14. He underwent surgery three days later. Based on …

Aaron Rodgers was surprised as anyone to see his quarterbacks coach, Alex Van Pelt, leave the Green Bay Packers last month. And he doesn’t sound too happy about it. Appearing on ESPN Radio’s Golic & Wingo from the Super Bowl in Minneapolis on Thursday, Rodgers said some of the Packers’ …

Getty Images Packers cornerback Kevin King is six weeks into his rehab from left shoulder surgery, and the Packers have no concerns about his long-term future. “I wouldn’t think so,” Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said, via Michael Cohen of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “It sounds like everything is going …